Which Global War Are We Winning?

So, how long have we been at the "war on drugs?" If I recall correctly, it was launched by another famous republican after his wife said, "Just say,'no.'" That was round about the early 1980s which, by the way, are becoming ever so trendy. Click on your itunes and pop up Journey's Escape album while you contemplate this post (Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world...but I digress). So, this brings me to our first question: Are we winning the "war on drugs?" Uh, maybe not:

The latest chapter in America’s long war on drugs — a six-year, $4.7 billion effort to slash Colombia’s coca crop — has left the price, quality and availability of cocaine on American streets virtually unchanged.

Now we know who the W, Rove and Co took their lessons on effectively spending taxpayer dollars from. Billions and billions of dollars spent, with no change in the status of the global condition said "war" was ignited to stop. Sounds a lot like the global "war on terror," no? This leads me to....drum roll please....

Windspike's Weekend Blogger Challenge

1. Which war has been more effective, The "War On Drugs" or the "War on Terror?"


2. Explain


3. What are the real reasons these wars were started?


4. Who are the real winners and losers vis-à-vis the execution of these wars?